Overview

Professional opportunities

This Spanish Studies PhD programme at the Autonomous University of Barcelona provides the following principal career options:

University teaching and research into Spanish language and literature.
Editing.
Consultancy services in the area of Spanish language and literature.
Teaching in public or private education centres (secondary schools and universities).
Teaching in adult-education centres.
Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language.
Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language to immigrants.
Publishing (production, correction, translation, dictionary-writing).
Literary criticism.
Literary promotion and advisory services for literary agencies.
Research (universities, research institutes working on language studies and linguistics, archives and libraries).
Cultural management.
The information society (writing and collaborating with the press, publishing of contents for Internet companies, etc).
Language services.
Language industries and applications of new technologies.

Programme Structure

Research areas include:

Grammatical Theory, Syntax, Morphology and Semantics of Spanish
Historical Study of the Spanish Language
Latin American Literature
Linguistics, Philology and New Technologies
Modern and Contemporary Spanish Literature
Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis
Spanish Literature of the Middle Ages and the Golden Age
Textual Criticism, Transmission and Editing of Hispanic Texts

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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More details

Pre-registration deadlines: 30 July, 15 October, 15 November

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Iberian studies

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

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Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

Certification or academic record of the Degree or the Spanish or foreign degree
Certification or academic record of the Master's Degree / Doctoral Program
Certification or academic record of the DEA or the Research Proficiency
Motivation letter
Research project or plan
DNI / Passport
Curriculum vitae
Reference letters
Document of acceptance of the academic tutor
Document of acceptance of the thesis supervisor
If the thesis supervisor is external to the UAB, CV of the thesis supervisor with investigative merits: doctor's degree, publications, research projects, congresses
Language level accreditation
Accreditation of courses on quantitative and / or qualitative methodological techniques

Tuition Fee

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International

540 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 540 EUR per year during 36 months.
EU/EEA

540 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 540 EUR per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Barcelona

770 - 1360 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Spanish Studies.

Available Scholarships

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